Covid-19 is robbing young African soccer talent of their big-time European ambitions
Emmanuel Izochukwu, a 22-year-old forward, had planned in June to take his soccer career to the next level by making a move from Nigeria to...
Month : December 2020
The hidden story of African-Irish children
In the middle of the last century, thousands of students from African countries were studying at Irish universities. Some had children outside marriage, who were...
Africa: Court Declares Colonial-Era ‘Vagrancy’ Laws As ‘Vague, Arbitrary’
Today, a continental court in Africa delivered a landmark opinion on colonial era vagrancy laws, which criminalize activities such as loitering, public indecency, and begging....
Malawi: Malawi Receives South Africa’s Extradition Request For Bushiri, Wife
Cape Town — The Malawian government has confirmed receiving an extradition request from South Africa, three weeks after fugitive couple Shepherd Bushiri and his wife...
Beyond grants and impact investments, there’s a growing interest in Africa.
How much impact investment comes into Africa every year? And do you think it’s enough? My bet is that even if you don’t know the...
Bill Gates hails three South African doctors as heroes
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has included South African professors Salim Abdool Karim and his wife Quarraisha on his heroes list for their role in the...
Iyin Aboyeji: What’s next for African tech?
Can tech solve Africa’s fundamental problems? In this edition of Building The Future, founding partner of Future Africa and co-founder of Andela & Flutterwave, Iyinoluwa...
Explosion at South Africa oil refinery, 7 hospitalized
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Seven people were hospitalized after an early-morning explosion and fire at an oil refinery near the harbor in the South...
Why South Africa can be optimistic about the future of the economy
The coronavirus pandemic has been, undeniably, a social and economic nightmare for the entire planet. However perhaps for the first time this year, there is...
COVID-19: Ramaphosa issues final warning to complacent South Africans
Addressing the nation on Thursday 3 December, President Cyril Ramaphosa said that complacency and defiance of lockdown laws must immediately come to an end as...